89S10948 ANG-F     By: Ashby H.B. No. 290       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the volume of groundwater production authorized through   the issuance of permits by a groundwater conservation district.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 36.1132(a), Water Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a)  A district may not[, to the extent possible, shall]   issue permits that hinder the achievement of [up to the point that   the total volume of exempt and permitted groundwater production   will achieve] an applicable desired future condition under Section   36.108 by authorizing a volume of groundwater production that, when   considered together with exempt groundwater production, exceeds   the volume of modeled available groundwater determined by the   executive administrator.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the   last day of the legislative session.